Democratic socialism

Democratic socialism is a political ideology that advocates social ownership over means of production, a democratic government, and a socialist economic system. According to American US Democratic Party socialist senator Bernie Sanders, "It builds on what Franklin Delano Roosevelt said when he fought for guaranteed economic rights for all Americans. And it builds on what Martin Luther King, Jr. said in 1968 when he stated that; “This country has socialism for the rich, and rugged individualism for the poor.” It builds on the success of many other countries around the world that have done a far better job than we have in protecting the needs of their working families, the elderly, the children, the sick and the poor. Democratic socialism means that we must create an economy that works for all, not just the very wealthy. Democratic socialism means that we must reform a political system in America today which is not only grossly unfair but, in many respects, corrupt." Germany, Taiwan, France, Canada, Norway, and Sweden have medicare-for-all policies, and many countries such as the British Commonwealth, the Scandinavian nations, and most Third World countries have been - or are being - ruled by democratic socialist parties. Some of these include the Socialist Party of France, the UK Labor Party, FRELIMO in Mozambique, the Indian National Congress in India, African National Congress in South Africa, and the Institutional Revolutionary Party of Mexico.